Watch-bracelet-end hook



' L. E. VALCOURT WATCH BRACELET END HOOK Filed June 16. 1925 villi/IIII11111111Ill/1111111111111,, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\N INVENTOR.

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Patented May 11, 1926.

as Parser; since.

LOUIS E. VALCOURT, F PAXVTUGKET, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOB T0 LOUIS STERN 00., 0F IPEOVID ENCE, RHQDE ISLAND, A COBPOBATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

WATCH-BRACELET-END HOOK.

Application 'file d June 1e, 1a25. Serial No. 37,558.

This invention relates to a watch bracelet end hook; more particularly of the type adapted for attaching the ends of a strap, ribbon, or the like to the bail of a wrist watch; and the olo'ect of this invention 18 to provide simple and practical construction of such a hook to which the end of the strapmay be readily relcasably attached by a gripping member.

A still further object of this invention 1s to provide a gripping member of such construction that it will engage the end of the hook to prevent its being too readily moved from clamped to released position.

A further object of the invention is to so position the gripping member that'it restricts or partially closes the mouth of the hook so that the watch bail will be obliged to be snapped both into and out of the hook.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a wrist watch and illustrating my improved hook as attaching the ends of a watch bracelet strap thereto. 7

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my improved hook.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the body portion of the hook as cut from sheet stock.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of my gripper member.

Figure 5 is a sectional elevation showing my hook with a strap attached thereto.

Figure 6 is a sectional side elevation showing the gripper in released position.

It is found in practice desirable to pro vide a hook for the end of a bracelet strap and the like in which the strap may be releasably. secured to the body of the hook by a gripping member, and it is also found de- 45 sirable to so form the gripper as to provide means for guarding the release of the strap from the gripping member and at the same time so shaping the gripper as to provide a means for preventing inadvertent removal V of the hook from the watch bail; and the following is a detailed description of one means by which these advantageous results ma be accomplished v With refers ta ta hates a wris Watch the drawings 16, dad

n sail or on either side thereof, and 12 designates the body portion of the attaching hook member which is'provided with an extended end 13 folded to provide a hook portion as illustrated in Figure 2, the samebeing perforated at 1 1- to permit of greater resiliency and the extremity of the hook, being turned slightly outwardly as. at 15to permit the ready entry of the watch bail 11. At the distal end of the body portion of the hook there are provided side cars 16 folded rearwardly from the body and bent inwardly as at 17 to protect the flanges 16' and prevent them from cutting or abrading the wrist of the wearer and at the same time provid mg a guide for the entry of the strap 1I1t0 the body member. Each ofthe ears is perforated as at 18 to receive the pivoted trunnions 19 of the gripping member 20 which is formed in substantially L-shape, one arm 21 of the L serving as a gripping jaw for binding the strap 22 against the inner face of the body and the other portion or arm 23 of the L-shaped gripper extending inwardly on an incline beneath the end of the hook portion in such position that the end 24; of this arm must be snapped past the end 15 of the hook in moving the gripper to released position. I Further, this arm portion 23 of the gripper being set on an incline, serves as a guide for the entry anclalso as a guide for the disengagement of the bail 11 to and from the hook portion 13 of the body member, and it will be noticed that the distance between the arm 23 andthe hook end 15 is slightly less than the diameter of the bail so that the hook end must be sprung outwardly to permit the bail to be snapped into and out of the hook. i

It will thus be seen. that I have provided a hook which is simple in construction and one which may be adapted to receive various thicknesses of belts which are adapted to be fastened to the body by a gripping member and yet one in which the gripper at the same time also serves to prevent the inadvertent" release of the belt and also the inadvertent release of the hook from the bail of a watch.

The I foregoing a ption directed towards 115. cm -...i ietieri illustrated;

but I desire it-to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes'to which the device susceptible, the invention being defined and liniitedonly by the. terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A watch bracelet end hook comprising a body member having a resilient hookshaped end, a clamping member in said body member for gripping and holding the bracelet strap, said member also serving to restrict the hook opening whereby the watch bail must be snapped into and out of engagement with said hook.

2. A,watoh bracelet strap end hook comprising a body member having an end por tion folded to form a hook, a strap clamp pivoted in said body member, a portion of said clamp also serving to restrict said hook opening and serve as a guide for the exit and entry of the watch bail out of and into the hook.

3. A watch bracelet strap end hook comprising a body member having aresilient hook at one end, a. strap clamp pivoted in said body and having a portion extending beneath the end of the hook, said portion engaging and snapping past the end of said hook in being swung on its pivot to and from release position.

4-. A watch bracelet strap hook comprising abody member, an L shaped strap clamp pivoted in said body member one arm 01" the clamp being adapted to grip the strap against the body, a hook on the end of the body having its end overlyingthe other arm of said clamp whereby said other arm must be, sprung past the hook end in moving to released position.

5. A Watch bracelet strap hook comprising. a sheet metal body member having an end portion folded to form a resilient hook, ears folded uponthe side of the body at the opposite end thereof, a strap gripping member pivotally mounted in said ears, said gripping member having a portion positioned to restrict the mouth of the hook and having a portion extending beneath said hook end to prevent inadvertent release thereof and't-o serve as a guide for snapping the bail of the watch into and from said hook. i

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LOUIS E. VALGOURT. 

